One confident punter has placed a whopping €5,000 on Conor McGregor to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov in their highly anticipated UFC 229 clash next week.

The bet was placed in a Wicklow BoyleSports shop, with the big gambler availing of The Notorious' current underdog status at 11/8, which would return just under €12,000.

Aoife Heffron, Spokesperson for BoyleSports commented: “ The Wicklow punter clearly thought our 11/8 odds on McGregor to win were far too generous and saw their opportunity to take advantage by placing a whopping €5,000 on him to win.”